Janet Meister Donnelly

1940 - 2017

Janet "Jan" Meister Donnelly, 77, Kingsport, went HOME on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Wellmont Hospice House. Jan was an Honor Graduate of Mansfield Senior High School in Mansfield, Ohio. She received her B.S. in Physical Therapy from Ohio State University and was an Honor Graduate of the United States Naval School, Officer, Women. She had worked as a Licensed Physical Therapist and was a founding partner of Northlake Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Services where she worked until her retirement in 1997. Jan was the president of Slidell Memorial Hospital Hospice Foundation, Slidell Junior Auxiliary, Le Cotillion, River Oak Homeowners' Association and the Bayou Orthopedic Study Group, all in Slidell, LA. She was also the past recording secretary of the Ozone Camellia Club. Jan was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Patrick J. Donnelly, Captain, Delta Airlines, retired; two sons, Sean Donelly and wife, Rebecca, and Michael Donnelly; two grandsons, Brandon and Aiden Donnelly; and her sister, Helen Parker and her son, Phillip of Evanston, IL. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at First Broad Street United Methodist Church. The funeral service will follow at 1:00 pm with The Rev. Joe Green and The Rev. Jack P. Weikel officiating. The graveside service will follow at 2:30 pm at Mountain Home National Cemetery. Military Rites will be conducted by American Legion Posts 3/265.